The Federal Government has announced the revocation of 1,263 mineral licenses across the country as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the solid minerals sector and enforce compliance with extant laws.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has launched a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of Nigerian mining professionals at Murdoch University, Australia.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has noted Nigeria’s solid mineral wealth as essential to economic diversification, job creation, and sustainable growth.
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, generated N6.96bn in mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres.
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to regulate gold exploration in Zamfara State by introducing a standard operating code aimed at ensuring a more structured and transparent mining process.
